Novak Djokovic35 years old and world number 3, defeated the Italian Jannik Makasalanan, 20 years and No. 13, for 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2. Heroic comeback of the Serbian, who finished his qualification for his eleventh Wimbledon semifinal in a tennis recital, how to survive being on the ropes and how to take off with the survival instinct of the greats.
This is an unusual situation at the Grand Slam, in Serbian’s very long career this is the seventh time he has been able to lift the negative score to 0-2, the third at Wimbledon, since the first of his 2005 debut against Guillermo from Albacete. Garcia-Lopez. His balance in meetings of the five sets are favorable 37-10.
The most recent work took place in the previous course to the final of Roland Garros before the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, which he defeated 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4. In that same tournament he already suffered against the Italian Lorenzo Mussetti in the third round: 6-7 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 and withdrawal.
Other returns are:
2015 Wimbledon Round of 16: Kevin Anderson (Saf) 6-7 (6), 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5
Round of 16 Roland Garros 2012: Andreas Seppi (Ita) 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
2011 US Open Semifinals: Roger Federer (Sui) 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
2005 Wimbledon Second Round: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Esp)
Source: La Verdad
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